DeFi

Credefi Bridges DeFi and Traditional Finance with Tokenized SME Bonds

Credefi Bridges DeFi and Traditional Finance with Tokenized SME Bonds

Credefi is a European platform connecting decentralized finance (DeFi) and real-world assets. It matches DeFi lenders with financing needs of European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The platform offers a regulated environment in accordance with European standards, promoting a safe and attractive channel for both investors and companies. With its...

KiloEx Recovers Hacked Funds; KILO Token Experiences Double-Digit Surge

KiloEx Recovers Hacked Funds; KILO Token Experiences Double-Digit Surge

KiloEx, a decentralized exchange (DEX) catering primarily to perpetual futures trading, recently suffered a well-planned exploit. They have all been able to recover all the stolen *money*. The recovery announcement triggered a colossal pump in KiloEx’s native token, KILO. It shot up more than 14% in less than 24 hours!...

Threshold Network Token Skyrockets Amid Strategic DAO Restructuring

Threshold Network Token Skyrockets Amid Strategic DAO Restructuring

Threshold Network’s native token just skyrocketed! Pundit XMR-TXN has been incredibly prescient, because it is all the way up to $0.0223 now from just $0.0143 a week ago. The token is on a roll, with its value up over 55% just in the last week. This latest explosion puts it...

DeFi Use Surges in Yemen Amid Sanctions and Banking Restrictions

DeFi Use Surges in Yemen Amid Sanctions and Banking Restrictions

A new analysis, carried out by TRM Labs, shows an important trend among Yemeni citizens — a shift to decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. As a result, the retrospective study shows that more than 63% of cryptocurrency related web traffic coming from Yemen is going to DeFi platforms. This flood has...

Cathie Wood Highlights DeFi's Ascendancy Over Traditional Finance

Cathie Wood Highlights DeFi's Ascendancy Over Traditional Finance

Cathie Wood, the influential investor and CEO of Ark Invest, recently emphasized the growing dominance of decentralized finance (DeFi) over traditional financial systems. Wood’s comments were made in response to a post by Ark analyst Lorenzo Valiente on X. He touted the considerable progress that DeFi has achieved in areas...

Uniswap Founder Voices Support for Solana as Premier Layer 1 for DeFi

Uniswap Founder Voices Support for Solana as Premier Layer 1 for DeFi

Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap recently shared his excitement for Solana on Twitter. He thinks it’s the best layer 1 blockchain to scale decentralized finance (DeFi). Adams’ endorsement is particularly notable, given that Uniswap Labs just introduced its own layer 2 solution on Ethereum. They called it Unichain. His viewpoint...

Dormant Bitcoin Awakens Untapped DeFi Potential

Dormant Bitcoin Awakens Untapped DeFi Potential

Bitcoin, the cornerstone of the cryptocurrency market and a top-tier global asset, is increasingly being recognized for its store of value. Significantly, nearly 60% of Bitcoin’s total supply is essentially inactive. As of early 2025, roughly 62% of the active supply hasn’t been used in more than a year. Creative...

Agentic DeFi Emerges with Infrastructure Projects Giza, Axal, and Theoriq

Agentic DeFi Emerges with Infrastructure Projects Giza, Axal, and Theoriq

The emergence of Agentic DeFi, which uses smart agent swarms to optimize decentralized finance, is looming. These agents have the potential to work together across tasks, chains of tasks, and user intents to provide a seamless experience. Foundational projects like Giza, Axal, and Theoriq are establishing the base creative and...

DeFi Sector Displays Robust Growth, Tether Dominates Stablecoin Landscape

DeFi Sector Displays Robust Growth, Tether Dominates Stablecoin Landscape

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has been on fire lately. It’s currently experiencing booming success, with Total Value Locked (TVL) and revenue skyrocketing in a variety of sectors. Tether (USDT) has emerged as the dominant stablecoin within the DeFi ecosystem, surpassing Circle's USDC in market registration and collateralization. Lending protocols remain the...

US Sanctions Drive Yemenis to DeFi for Financial Solutions

US Sanctions Drive Yemenis to DeFi for Financial Solutions

Yemeni citizens are increasingly turning to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols as a means of banking themselves, according to TRM Labs. Additionally, the United States continues to sanction all members of the Houthi movement. This change comes as the US officially designates them a terrorist organization.Yemen has been caught in the...